I've always thought collective nouns are one area the shadowy guardians of our language let their hair down and have a good time. 'A scurry of squirrels', 'a chattering of starlings', 'an ambush of tigers', 'a sloth of bears', 'a crash of rhinoceros', 'an unkindness of ravens' - someone has been having fun.

And there is nothing - unless the aforementioned guardians are a good deal more vicious and prescriptive than I suppose - to stop us inventing our own.

A flattery of chat show hostsA thunder of motorcyclesA whine of scootersA deception of politiciansA starvation of supermodelsAn aggravation of parking attendantsAn asbo of travellersAn exhaustion of busesA desperation of gamblersAn embarrassment of adolescents

Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change? ~~ Oddball